Meditate On The Realities Of The Gospel

Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all (1 Timothy 4:15).

“How come God’s Word says that I’m seated in heavenly places in Christ with all His blessings and yet my life looks like I need another blessing from God?” “Why does God’s Word and my experiences always seem to differ?” These thoughts are some of the concerns most Christians have in their hearts. Some think the solution to this disparity is intense prayer and fasting so they can “clean” up their lives and get rid of whatever may be hindering their “blessing.” But that’s not it!

The Lord never asked us to try to be good or better; He already made us His righteousness. It’s not about what you’ve done or didn’t do; it’s about Christ and your understanding, and appropriation of His substitutionary work to, and in your personal life.

You can live your whole life preaching the Gospel, without really knowing what it is. For example, as popular as John 3:16 is, a scripture many people quote by heart, they’ve never had a grasp of the power and reality of those words. It says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

Many see this scripture as a promise, but it’s a law—a sovereign declaration of the Almighty God— that anybody who believes in Jesus Christ is severed from perishing and suffering. It doesn’t end at that: such a person has everlasting life.

Everlasting means imperishable, indestructible and incorruptible. That’s the life you’ve received.

How can anyone understand, and be aware of this kind of truth and live an ordinary life? You couldn’t know this and be a victim in life; it’s impossible! Meditate on the realities of the Gospel. It’ll make you think, talk and walk differently; your life will be an expression and manifestation of the message and blessings of the Gospel. Glory to God!